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· May 7
Orb Weaver Spider Catcher
by Krista Lee Hanson | Home-wrecker.
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In this week's Short Reads, by Krista Lee Hanson, heroic things moms do for their kids.
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We're Krista Lee Hanson fans, enjoying her original flashes as well as her long-form work (see comment below)
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December 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM
We're Krista Lee Hanson fans, enjoying her original flashes as well as her long-form work (see comment below)
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I notice a girl taller than the rest, her long, silky blonde hair pulled back and ribboned at the crown of her head. She kicks her knee up and spins around with her baton. Her smile shines. What if I could smile like her?
So much longing to belong @m-s-reagan.bsky.social @short-reads.org
So much longing to belong @m-s-reagan.bsky.social @short-reads.org
Twirl Girl
by M. S. Reagan | Following the music.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I notice a girl taller than the rest, her long, silky blonde hair pulled back and ribboned at the crown of her head. She kicks her knee up and spins around with her baton. Her smile shines. What if I could smile like her?
So much longing to belong @m-s-reagan.bsky.social @short-reads.org
So much longing to belong @m-s-reagan.bsky.social @short-reads.org
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You'll definitely start an inventory of your past kisses after you read this flash essay by Kristina Patterson via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/kissings/
Kissings
by Kristina Patterson | XOXO.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:34 AM
You'll definitely start an inventory of your past kisses after you read this flash essay by Kristina Patterson via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/kissings/
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"'Do you sense anything?' the dentist asks, pricking at my gums with her tiny metal sickle. I shake my head no, but honestly, I’m never sure what I feel." Love this essay by Linda Button via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/numbing/
Numbing
by Button | Who would choose pain?
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November 12, 2025 at 8:32 PM
"'Do you sense anything?' the dentist asks, pricking at my gums with her tiny metal sickle. I shake my head no, but honestly, I’m never sure what I feel." Love this essay by Linda Button via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/numbing/
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What a gorgeous flash essay by Beverley Stevens via @short-reads.org.
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Out the Front Door
by Beverley Stevens | Making a fuss.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:43 PM
What a gorgeous flash essay by Beverley Stevens via @short-reads.org.
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Heartbreaking flash essay by Helen Collins Sitler via @short-reads.org. 💔 www.short-reads.org/i-want-a-do-...
I Want a Do-Over
by Helen Collins Sitler | The limits of change.
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October 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Heartbreaking flash essay by Helen Collins Sitler via @short-reads.org. 💔 www.short-reads.org/i-want-a-do-...
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Love this piece by @sarifordham.bsky.social in @short-reads.org today! www.short-reads.org/in-grover-cl...
In Grover Cleveland’s Childhood Home
by Sari Fordham | We’ll be us, but more fascinating.
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September 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Love this piece by @sarifordham.bsky.social in @short-reads.org today! www.short-reads.org/in-grover-cl...
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The Night I Ended My Pregnancy
by Julie Parker | Three trips to Walgreens.
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August 27, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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I love this flash essay by Sammi LaBue via @short-reads.org (& originally published in The Sun).
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What Are You?
by Sammi LaBue | Eight and three-quarters.
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August 13, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I love this flash essay by Sammi LaBue via @short-reads.org (& originally published in The Sun).
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"I ask her if she remembers 'challenging' Rachael Ray to cook the beef Stroganoff in thirty minutes, a memory so vivid that it must be tucked somewhere the dementia can’t get it." Wonderful flash essay by @brendanomeara.bsky.social via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/racing-racha...
Racing Rachael Ray
by Brendan O’Meara | Beef Stroganoff in thirty minutes.
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August 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM
"I ask her if she remembers 'challenging' Rachael Ray to cook the beef Stroganoff in thirty minutes, a memory so vivid that it must be tucked somewhere the dementia can’t get it." Wonderful flash essay by @brendanomeara.bsky.social via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/racing-racha...
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I love this piece by @brendanomeara.bsky.social in @short-reads.org today! www.short-reads.org/racing-racha.... #writingcommunity #flashcnf #amreading
Racing Rachael Ray
by Brendan O’Meara | Beef Stroganoff in thirty minutes.
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August 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I love this piece by @brendanomeara.bsky.social in @short-reads.org today! www.short-reads.org/racing-racha.... #writingcommunity #flashcnf #amreading
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A @short-reads.org original. By @michaelcopperman.bsky.social, get a napkin.
Hot Chips
by Michael Copperman | Land of the Hot Cheeto, Home of the Brave.
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July 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A @short-reads.org original. By @michaelcopperman.bsky.social, get a napkin.
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"Madame was a grown-up, a teacher, une femme. Didn’t she know anything about keeping the secrets of the body secret? Didn’t she care?" Great flash essay by Shala Erlich @shala-24.bsky.social via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/une-femme/
Une Femme
by Shala Erlich | Body language.
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July 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
"Madame was a grown-up, a teacher, une femme. Didn’t she know anything about keeping the secrets of the body secret? Didn’t she care?" Great flash essay by Shala Erlich @shala-24.bsky.social via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/une-femme/
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Thank you to @dintywmoore.bsky.social and Team Walrus for creating the conditions for this to emerge and to @hattiefletcher.bsky.social and the Short Reads team for giving it a home.
@shala-24.bsky.social) via @short-reads.org.
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@shala-24.bsky.social) via @short-reads.org.
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Une Femme
by Shala Erlich | Body language.
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July 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Thank you to @dintywmoore.bsky.social and Team Walrus for creating the conditions for this to emerge and to @hattiefletcher.bsky.social and the Short Reads team for giving it a home.
@shala-24.bsky.social) via @short-reads.org.
www.short-reads.org/une-femme/
@shala-24.bsky.social) via @short-reads.org.
www.short-reads.org/une-femme/
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Great flash essay by Brad Snyder via @short-reads.org (& originally published in The Dillydoun Review). www.short-reads.org/twin-a-and-t...
Twin A and Twin B
by Brad Snyder | Specks of hope.
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June 11, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Great flash essay by Brad Snyder via @short-reads.org (& originally published in The Dillydoun Review). www.short-reads.org/twin-a-and-t...
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Short Reads (@short-reads.org) is a finalist for the Firecracker Award in Magazines/Best Debut. Celebrate with us on June 26: www.clmp.org/event/2025-f...
2025 Firecracker Awards Ceremony - Community of Literary Magazines and Presses
GATHERING
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June 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Short Reads (@short-reads.org) is a finalist for the Firecracker Award in Magazines/Best Debut. Celebrate with us on June 26: www.clmp.org/event/2025-f...
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@short-reads.org There’s something simultaneously satisfying and thought provoking about a good segmented essay. This one reminded me of that. www.short-reads.org/artifact/?re...
Artifact
by Darien Hsu Gee | Faults and fractures.
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June 6, 2025 at 4:44 PM
@short-reads.org There’s something simultaneously satisfying and thought provoking about a good segmented essay. This one reminded me of that. www.short-reads.org/artifact/?re...
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"Close your eyes. Think about how amazing it is that your daughter knows who she is at such a young age. If only you’d known that much. If only you’d been so perceptive, so mindful." A moving short essay by @wendyfontaine.bsky.social in @short-reads.org www.short-reads.org/crushed/?ref...
Crushed
by Wendy Fontaine | Young love, young heartbreak.
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May 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM
"Close your eyes. Think about how amazing it is that your daughter knows who she is at such a young age. If only you’d known that much. If only you’d been so perceptive, so mindful." A moving short essay by @wendyfontaine.bsky.social in @short-reads.org www.short-reads.org/crushed/?ref...
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Congratulations to Short Reads (@short-reads.org), a finalist for the 2025 Firecracker Award in Magazines/Best Debut! www.short-reads.org
May 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Congratulations to Short Reads (@short-reads.org), a finalist for the 2025 Firecracker Award in Magazines/Best Debut! www.short-reads.org
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Honored that our literary journal, @revelliterary.bsky.social, has been named a finalist for the 2025 Firecracker Award in Magazines/Best Debut.
Congratulations to our fellow finalists: Fruitslice, @newwordspress.bsky.social, @short-reads.org, and The Weganda Review!
Zoom ceremony: loom.ly/2ueBC50
Congratulations to our fellow finalists: Fruitslice, @newwordspress.bsky.social, @short-reads.org, and The Weganda Review!
Zoom ceremony: loom.ly/2ueBC50
May 22, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Honored that our literary journal, @revelliterary.bsky.social, has been named a finalist for the 2025 Firecracker Award in Magazines/Best Debut.
Congratulations to our fellow finalists: Fruitslice, @newwordspress.bsky.social, @short-reads.org, and The Weganda Review!
Zoom ceremony: loom.ly/2ueBC50
Congratulations to our fellow finalists: Fruitslice, @newwordspress.bsky.social, @short-reads.org, and The Weganda Review!
Zoom ceremony: loom.ly/2ueBC50
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Revel is honored to be named a finalist for the 2025 Firecracker Award in Magazines/Best Debut.
Congratulations to our fellow finalists: Fruitslice, @newwordspress.bsky.social, @short-reads.org, and The Weganda Review!
Join us for a virtual celebration on June 26: www.clmp.org/event/2025-f...
Congratulations to our fellow finalists: Fruitslice, @newwordspress.bsky.social, @short-reads.org, and The Weganda Review!
Join us for a virtual celebration on June 26: www.clmp.org/event/2025-f...
May 22, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Revel is honored to be named a finalist for the 2025 Firecracker Award in Magazines/Best Debut.
Congratulations to our fellow finalists: Fruitslice, @newwordspress.bsky.social, @short-reads.org, and The Weganda Review!
Join us for a virtual celebration on June 26: www.clmp.org/event/2025-f...
Congratulations to our fellow finalists: Fruitslice, @newwordspress.bsky.social, @short-reads.org, and The Weganda Review!
Join us for a virtual celebration on June 26: www.clmp.org/event/2025-f...
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May 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Celebration #50: August 2010
by Barry Maxwell | A birthday toast.
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May 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
@short-reads.org has been kind enough to drag me back out into the light. Thanks for giving this little birthday remembrance some love.
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In this week's Short Reads, by Krista Lee Hanson, heroic things moms do for their kids.
www.short-reads.org/orb-weaver-s...
www.short-reads.org/orb-weaver-s...
Orb Weaver Spider Catcher
by Krista Lee Hanson | Home-wrecker.
www.short-reads.org
May 7, 2025 at 2:12 PM
In this week's Short Reads, by Krista Lee Hanson, heroic things moms do for their kids.
www.short-reads.org/orb-weaver-s...
www.short-reads.org/orb-weaver-s...